Talsi district partnership

StatiStiC data CharakterCharaCter of the Rregionegion MajorM ajor ProjektSProjeCts Surface area in km2: 1712.99 total Population: 37,954 The area is characterized by the diversity of the Pastende Sports Complex Improvement. inhabitants / km2: 22.16 landscape. Agricultural landscape interspersed number of Municipalities: 3 by large forest tracts,mixed (mosaic) of land use High School Hall - briefing place for stu-

and coastal landscape. dents and residents of the county. ContaCt Lag Manager: Partnership activities in the area and the largest Household skills development center. Antra Jaunskalže number of companies and employment opportu- address: nities in the agriculture and forestry, as well as Kr. Valdemāra street 21 a, , LV 3201 municipalities. telephone: The Partnership area is scenically attractive and +371 2 91 93 595 culturally rich.Every municipality is interesting for fax: tourists and holidaymakers and viewable places e-Mail: and objects. [email protected]

Spoken Languages: objeCtiveSO bjectives of the LLokaLoCal Latvian Native deveLoPMentDevelopment SStrategietrategie homepage: www.talsupartneriba.lv Territory of the Partnership activities is 13 muni- cipalities of Talsi county ,Roja county and Mers- rags county.

Talsi county: Talsi, Sabile, and Valdemārpils Ārlava, Balgale, Ģibuļi Ķūļciems, Laidze, Lauciene, Lībagi, Strazde, Vandzene, Abavciems and Virbi municipalities;

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All together form compact territory with populati- The cooperation project of environmental and on 60 % of all population of Talsi county. None natural protection and identification. of the municipalities in the partnership falls within territory of activities of any other local action Lifelong Learning for All Ages. group. Create a new tourist destination.

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